3

Sadies food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Cumberland

Sadies holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 23 September 2025, 9 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 21 Jane Street, CA14 3BS

How it compares in Cumberland

In Cumberland, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so Sadies sits behind roughly 2,372 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Cumberland
5 out of 5 2,087 84%
4 out of 5 285 11%
3 out of 5 88 4% ← Sadies
2 out of 5 17 1%
1 out of 5 13 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 258 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Sadies none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Sadies, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Washington Central Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 39 yards away 5 - Very good 25 November 2025
Flavour Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 78 yards away 5 - Very good 10 June 2024
Bees Knees Pub/bar/nightclub 79 yards away 4 - Good 28 March 2024
The Mad Scientist Pub/bar/nightclub 81 yards away 5 - Very good 18 May 2017
The Roundabout Retailers - other 81 yards away 5 - Very good 14 June 2024
Poundland Retailers - other 95 yards away 5 - Very good 27 January 2024
Costa Coffee (Town centre) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 118 yards away 5 - Very good 27 March 2025
Bar Thirty Two Pub/bar/nightclub 126 yards away 5 - Very good 27 November 2017

Questions about Sadies

What is Sadies's food hygiene rating?

Sadies has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Cumberland Council on 23 September 2025.

Is Sadies safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Sadies last inspected?

Sadies was last inspected on 23 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cumberland Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Sadies?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Sadies compare to other places in Cumberland?

84% of the 2,490 rated food businesses in Cumberland hold the top rating of 5, while Sadies holds a 3. 88 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Cumberland Council inspects Sadies and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

Tell me when this changes

The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch Sadies and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.

Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →

Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Sadies is one of 232 rated food businesses in Workington. See every hygiene rating in Workington

Cumberland inspects and rates 2,748 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Cumberland

The official record is held by the council: http://www.cumberland.gov.uk

Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →